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Hoi An Home Cooking Class: Authentic Experience in Vietnamese Cuisine and Culture
5.0
80 Ratings
Thành phố Hội An
Craving for a genuine encounter with a radical new culture?
My Grandma’s Home Cooking Class delivers the perfect setting and a whole lot more!
Indulge in an awe-inspiring journey of cultural literacy, while being ensconced in a genuinely local, familial atmosphere—seasoned by the enticing tastes of Vietnamese cuisine!
Craving for a genuine encounter with a radical new culture?
My Grandma’s Home Cooking Class delivers the perfect setting and a whole lot more!
Indulge in an awe-inspiring journey of cultural literacy, while being ensconced in a genuinely local, familial atmosphere—seasoned by the enticing tastes of Vietnamese cuisine!
Duration:
5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Hội An - We will nicely embark by boat ( about 35 minutes trip) to join my family’s village on a small and beautiful island on the peaceful river delta of Hoi An.
Upon your arrival, you will be served a fresh and delicious fruit juice, a typical Vietnamese fruit-based drink. While you enjoy your tasty drink, It will be the opportunity to learn…
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Hội An - We will nicely embark by boat ( about 35 minutes trip) to join my family’s village on a small and beautiful island on the peaceful river delta of Hoi An.
Upon your arrival, you will be served a fresh and delicious fruit juice, a typical Vietnamese fruit-based drink. While you enjoy your tasty drink, It will be the opportunity to learn about the Vietnamese countryside life and meet Grandma.
From here, we will go to my family’s home where you will begin your cooking lesson. Learn how the rice paper, used in the flavorful fried eggroll is prepared and how to prepare several typical succulent dishes of this authentic region:
-Banh Xeo (small rice flour crepes) a specialty of Hoi An.
-Grilled, marinated pork brochettes with a special sauce.
-Green papaya salad
-Fish prepared according to a local recipe.
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Vegetarian menu on request: Banh Xeo, Eggplant grilled, Green papaya salad, Mushroom, and tofu clay pot.
Once this tasty meal has been prepared, we will enjoy the meal in my grandmother’s garden. You will also be served pumpkin soup and “Xí Mà“ a delicious dessert (black sesame pudding).
We will return to Hoi An by boat.
What's Included
- Boat trip
- Bottled water
- Recipes book
- Lunch
- Welcome drink
- Boat trip
- Bottled water
- Recipes book
- Lunch
- Welcome drink
What's Not Included
- Insurance
- Insurance
Additional Information
- 12 persons max
- Departure: 9:30 am Return: 3:00 pm
- 12 persons max
- Departure: 9:30 am Return: 3:00 pm
Location
61 Ngô Quyền
Ngô Quyền
The meeting point is at the agency Heaven & Earth Bicycle Tour, you will find signs on the right side of the street.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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73tonyaj
Jul 10, 2025
Best tour in Vietnam. Amazing authentic cooking experience. - This trip was our favourite. Thom is a passionate, expert chef with a wealth of local knowledge and experience. After a very fascinating insider tour of the local food market we were taken by boat to a remote island where traditional Vietnamese life was shown to us. We cooked 4 courses of delicious food helped at every step by Thom and her team. We did many tours throughout Vietnam and this was our top trip. Thom runs a great business. Very family centric and staff clearly enjoy working for her. We would highly recommend this experience. Tonya and Matt
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297suzyh
Jul 7, 2025
Amazing cookery course! - Wow what an amazing experience!
Thom who lead the tour was so friendly and knowledgable. She was a fantastic teacher and all the recipes she taught us were delicious and hopefully we can recreate at home.
The venue is idyllic on a small island reached by a boat ride along the river where you see local fishermen at work and the stunning scenery.
You cook and then eat the food - go hungry because there is so much!
Throughly recommend - this is the best cookery course!
Thank you Thom and everyone else who helped to make this a wonderful day.
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Jo_t
Jul 7, 2025
Grandmas Cooking Tour! Great day out. - This is a great day out. It is a big one though so reserve the full day.
The host, food and venue were authentic, welcoming and lovely.
My only negative was there was TOO much food! You might be thinking… is that even a thing!! 🤣. It was all delicious but I would suggest 4 courses instead of the 5. This would shorten it a little bit as well which would be great. Or… don’t eat breakfast!!
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Sheila_w
Jul 4, 2025
Look no further, this is the one! - Don’t over think it! This is the cooking class you want to book! Authentic, fun, delicious food and the host (Thom) was an amazing host and gave perfect instructions.
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O9126gfalexw
Jul 2, 2025
Food heaven - Thoroughly recommend My Grandma’s Home Cooking class. Thom was a great host - super chatty, knowledgeable and helpful. The island setting is beautiful and the whole of the family got involved helping us prepare some really tasty dishes. A shame not to meet Grandma - apparently she’s 100 next week ao taking it a bit easier these says!
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Suzanne_d
Jun 24, 2025
Super experience at the cooking class - 2 very nice ladies have provided the cooking class for us. It was great! We learned a lot and had a good meal. 100% recommended!
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Anthony
Jun 21, 2025
Grandma's cooking - We had the pleasure of having Thomnas our tour guide. She welcomed us to her family's home and introduced authentic vietnamese cooking. We had a great time and learned a bit. Highly recommended!
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Angelacu4196hh
Jun 11, 2025
Authentic, quality experience - Excellent experience with a knowledgeable guide. We started the day visiting the market and learning the different herbs, spices, vegetables, and meats available. Following this was a trip by motorbike to an island where Grandma lives. We made four dishes and enjoyed eating these. It was lovely to visit an authentic home and learn their traditional cooking styles. I highly recommend this as a quality cooking class experience.
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Mameecarole
May 29, 2025
Purchase, prepare, cook and eat the Vietnamese way! - I was n Vietnam for 6 weeks and this cooking class was one of the highlights, starting with an instructive visit to the wonderful Hoi A market. Followed a full day trip involving a 40-minute boat ride on the river to the island where the cooking school is set up. Amazing outdoor covered installation of separate cooking stations equipped with everything needed for the making of 5 dishes. The chef and coordinator, Thom, is perfect for this job, catering to everyone's wishes and ensuring the meal is ready to be eaten at the correct time; she is assisted by several hard-working women who come and go as bees, all along smiling even though they have done this hundreds of times. I learned how to cook rice pancakes from freshly milled rice, how to make well-known Vietnamese dishes that can be reproduced at home as we were handed a recipe book with all the recipes we prepared. A great activity that I recommend 100% with the best value for your dong!
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L9642fwianr
May 27, 2025
Great experience - The whole experience was fantastic! Learned some amazing recipes and had a great time doing it and learning about traditional cooking techniques.
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